Name profile

Tyler

A name meaning "tiler of roofs".

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈtaɪ.ləɹ/; British English /ˈtaɪ.lə/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#219

Meaning and history

Tyler is an English surname meaning “tiler of roofs,” derived from Old English tigele “tile.” It was borne by American president John Tyler (1790–1862).

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 15,550 births, rank #18
2007: 14,106 births, rank #21
2008: 12,709 births, rank #28
2009: 11,551 births, rank #28
2010: 10,458 births, rank #34
20112011: 8,851 births, rank #38
2012: 7,706 births, rank #50
2013: 6,660 births, rank #63
2014: 5,851 births, rank #72
2015: 5,175 births, rank #81
20162016: 4,515 births, rank #91
2017: 3,788 births, rank #105
2018: 3,341 births, rank #119
2019: 3,024 births, rank #127
2020: 2,801 births, rank #130
20212021: 2,444 births, rank #157
2022: 2,268 births, rank #163
2023: 2,073 births, rank #177
2024: 1,915 births, rank #191
20252025: 1,633 births, rank #219

Tyler moved from #191 to #220 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1994, with 30,482 births.